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bûreau *byûrô | bûreau *byûrô | ||
bureaucracy *byurócracy | bureaucracy *byurócracy | ||
bury earth bérry fruit | bury ''earth'' bérry ''fruit'' | ||
business *bízniss | business *bízniss | ||
busy *bízzy | busy *bízzy | ||
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Laurence *Lórrənce (more often spelt Lawrence) | Laurence *Lórrənce (more often spelt Lawrence) | ||
Laurie name lórry vehicle | Laurie name lórry vehicle | ||
Maurice (BrE) first name Mórris surname | Maurice (BrE) ''first name'' Mórris ''surname'' | ||
mauve *môav (move is pronounced *moôve) | mauve *môav (move is pronounced *moôve) | ||
pláteau *plátô | pláteau *plátô | ||
Revision as of 18:14, 5 March 2008
U is the 21st letter of the English alphabet. Its name is pronounced like the words you and ewe.
Use in English
Examples (the accents show stress and pronunciation: see English phonemes): A list of irregular u’s: spelling pronunciation au pãir *ô pãir Austria *Óstria because *bicóz bûreau *byûrô bureaucracy *byurócracy bury earth bérry fruit business *bízniss busy *bízzy faux-pàs *fô-pà gauche *gôsh laureate *lóriət laurel *lórrəl Laurence *Lórrənce (more often spelt Lawrence) Laurie name lórry vehicle Maurice (BrE) first name Mórris surname mauve *môav (move is pronounced *moôve) pláteau *plátô tábleau *táblô
Also, in some BrE, u is pronounced f in lieuténant (*lefténant) - though in AmE and other BrE, it is a regular û.